Murderer turned Hero
An episode of the Second Chance podcast, hosted by Raphael Rowe, titled "Murderer turned Hero" was published on October 2, 2020 and runs 59 minutes.
October 2, 2020 ·59m · Second Chance
Summary
John Crilly, a man described by the police, politicians and the media as a hero, helped stop a terror attack on London Bridge that took place in 2019. The attacker had already stabbed and killed two people and wounded three others with two kitchen knives. The terrorist, Usman Khan, was also wearing a fake suicide belt - but John who used a fire extinguisher to stop Khan before the police arrived and shot him dead - didn’t know it was fake. John was attending a offender rehabilitation conference having recently been released from prison, after serving 13 years of as life sentence for murder.Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode Description
John Crilly, a man described by the police, politicians and the media as a hero, helped stop a terror attack on London Bridge that took place in 2019. The attacker had already stabbed and killed two people and wounded three others with two kitchen knives. The terrorist, Usman Khan, was also wearing a fake suicide belt - but John who used a fire extinguisher to stop Khan before the police arrived and shot him dead - didn’t know it was fake. John was attending a offender rehabilitation conference having recently been released from prison, after serving 13 years of as life sentence for murder.
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